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An Ambedkar Statue and a Temple: Why the UP Police was Attacked in an Aligarh Village

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Amidst Hate Speech Avalanche, 'Sanatan Board' Gets Nod at Maha Kumbh Dharma Sansad

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‘Don’t Confine Sanatan Dharma to Boards’ Says Yogi as VHP, Akhara Parishad at Odds

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Keralite Couple in UP Get 5 Years in Jail for 'Converting' Dalit Villagers to Christianity

24.01.2025 5

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Four Dead in UP Police's Shamli 'Encounter': Here's What Cops Say Happened

Four Dead in UP Police's Shamli 'Encounter': Here's What Cops Say Happened
22.01.2025 6

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Milkipur Bypoll: SP Alleges Ayodhya Police Lodging False Cases Against its Members, Writes to EC

20.01.2025 5

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How an Aspiring Civil Judge's 'Low' Scores in a UP Judicial Exam Led to an Unveiling of Irregularities

20.01.2025 20

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Adivasi Man Acquitted in False Conversion Case Says His Relatives Were Coerced to File Complaint

16.01.2025 7

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In MP's Tribal Belt, 'Personal Grudge' Between a Preacher and a Driver Led to False Conversion Case

13.01.2025 20

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‘Don’t Call Disputed Structures ‘Mosques’, Muslims Should Hand Over Sambhal Masjid to Hindus’: Adityanath

11.01.2025 6

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A Birthday Party, a Legal Battle and an Acquittal: The Story of a False Conversion Case

10.01.2025 10

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After He Was Re-Arrested in Same 'Naxal Links' Case, UP Translator Gets Bail Again

09.01.2025 10

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Allahabad High Court Stays Proceedings in Sambhal Mosque Case Till February 25

New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed the trial court proceedings in the Sambhal Jama Masjid matter till February 25....

08.01.2025 7

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How the False Conversion Case Against This Dalit Labourer Fell Apart

This is the second article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws...

08.01.2025 10

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A Dalit Mechanic in UP Spent 15 Months Fighting a False ‘Conversion’ FIR – and Won

This is the first article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws...

06.01.2025 9

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Uttar Pradesh: Former DM, Police Among 26 Booked for Illegally Demolishing Journalist's House

New Delhi: Less than two months after the Supreme Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to fix accountability of individual officials for...

02.01.2025 30

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Allahabad HC Bench Split Over Attempt to Murder Case Against Rebel SP MLA Abhay Singh

New Delhi: Abhay Singh, a Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA who turned rebel earlier this year and started supporting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...

24.12.2024 5

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Uttar Pradesh Police Recruits Social Media Influencers, Students as 'Digital Warriors'

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police is enlisting social media ‘influencers’ and college students as “digital warriors” to publicise its work...

23.12.2024 6

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Sambhal: ASI Surveys Temple Revived by Uttar Pradesh Administration in a Muslim Locality

New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials on Friday (December 20) have conducted a survey of a small temple in a Muslim...

21.12.2024 3

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‘Nothing Provocative About Jai Shree Ram’: Adityanath Shifts Blame in Sambhal, Bahraich Violence

New Delhi: Denials, diversionary tactics and divisiveness – these three themes come to mind if we disassemble Uttar Pradesh chief minister...

20.12.2024 3

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'Reminiscent of the British Raj,' Says Congress After Death of Two Workers During in UP, Assam Protests

New Delhi: Two Congress workers died in alleged police action in two separate incidents during protests in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar...

19.12.2024 7

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'Narrative Should Include...': Yogi Govt Sends Editors 70 'Suggested Topics' on Maha Kumbh Mela

New Delhi: Story idea no. 54: “Mahakumbh: How Preparations Were Made for the Biggest Event on Earth”. Storyline: The preparations for Mahakumbh...

17.12.2024 5

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Sambhal: Officials Revived Dormant Temple in Muslim Area; Hindu Locals Refute 'Encroachment' Theory

New Delhi: They have finally discovered an old temple in Sambhal. But it was not found under the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid or any other mosque...

16.12.2024 20

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Adityanath Defends Justice Yadav's Majoritarian and Communal Remarks, Says Judge Spoke the Truth

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath has come out in defence of Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for his controversial...

15.12.2024 4

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‘Things Wouldn't Have Gone This Far if Chandrachud-led SC Denied Gyanvapi Survey’: Mosque Caretaker

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decision to halt proceedings in suits seeking control over religious places has been welcomed by Muslim bodies and...

14.12.2024 6

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'Ignored for 19 Months': 7 BJP Kuki MLAs Protest Against Union and State Govts' Neglect of Manipur

New Delhi: Members of the Manipur legislative assembly belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party organised a sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar in...

12.12.2024 7

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Now, One of India's Oldest Mosques, Atala Masjid, Is on the Hindutva Survey Radar

New Delhi: The Atala Masjid – a 14th-century mosque located in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur – is among the oldest places of Islamic worship...

12.12.2024 6

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Married Women Living With Families Biggest Victims of Witch-Hunting: Bihar Survey

New Delhi: The majority of women who face witchcraft-related violence are married and living in joint families, according to a recent survey in...

11.12.2024 2

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Uttar Pradesh Administration Demolishes Part of 185-Year-Old Mosque

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh administration on December 10 demolished a portion of a 185-year-old mosque in Fatehpur claiming that the “illegal...

11.12.2024 2

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Judge's Speech at VHP Event: MP Plans Impeachment Motion in House, Several Bodies Write to CJI

New Delhi: There have been widespread demands calling for the dismissal of Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav after he delivered a...

10.12.2024 4

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'Kathmulla', 'Wishes of Majority' and Everything Else HC Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav Said at a VHP Event

New Delhi:  Addressing an event organised by the Hindutva extremist group Vishva Hindu Parishad, a sitting judge of the Allahabad high court,...

09.12.2024 3

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Sitting Allahabad HC Judge Delivers Speech on Uniform Civil Code at Vishva Hindu Parishad Event

New Delhi: Two sitting judges of the Allahabad high court on Sunday (December 8) were part of an event organised by Hindutva outfit Vishva Hindu...

08.12.2024 4

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Uttar Pradesh Police Fires Up 'Pakistan' Link Behind the Sambhal Violence

New Delhi: What is Pakistan’s connection with the violence in Sambhal? With this far-fetched postulation, several media groups went on an overdrive...

04.12.2024 3

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'What If a Wall Crashes Down on a Namazi,' Sambhal Jama Masjid on ASI Charge of Altering Structure

New Delhi: “If any unpleasant incident takes place, the Archaeological Survey of India [ASI] won’t take the responsibility. We will have to take...

04.12.2024 5

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Opposition Parties Up in Arms After Uttar Pradesh Govt Denies them Access to Sambhal

New Delhi: Opposition parties are up in arms over the Sambhal administration’s decision to not allow them to visit the district to meet the...

02.12.2024 2

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Sambhal Mosque Violence: Uttar Pradesh Govt Orders Judicial Probe But Questions Remain

New Delhi:  Late on Thursday (November 28), the Uttar Pradesh government ordered a  judicial probe into the violence that broke out in Sambhal...

30.11.2024 4

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To Absolve Police, BJP Creates 'Turk-Pathan' Rivalry Angle Blaming Muslims for Sambhal Violence

27.11.2024 4

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'Why Will Protesters Kill Each Other?': Sambhal Mosque Committee Head Says He Personally Saw Police Fire

New Delhi: The administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, where four Muslims were killed during a survey of a Mughal-era mosque, was caught on...

26.11.2024 4

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Sambhal Violence: Police Deny Charges of Shooting Four Muslims Dead; 25 Muslims Arrested, SP MP Booked

New Delhi: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district have arrested 25 Muslims, including two women, and booked around 2,500 persons, including...

25.11.2024 4

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Three Muslims Killed as Locals Opposing Survey of Mughal-Era Mosque in Sambhal Clash With Police

New Delhi: Three Muslim men were killed as a mob opposing the survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh clashed with...

24.11.2024 5

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The Curious Case of Moradabad and BJP's Victory in Seven Seats in Uttar Pradesh Bypolls

New Delhi: Adityanath has much reason to cheer as a the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance led by him won seven out of the nine seats in the...

23.11.2024 1

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Brand Yogi at Stake in Uttar Pradesh Bypolls, Maharashtra and Jharkhand Elections

New Delhi: The results of the bypoll elections in Uttar Pradesh and the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will no doubt have a big...

22.11.2024 2

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BJP MLA Circulates List of Muslim Journalists Reporting on Foul Play in UP By-Polls

New Delhi: A month after he tried to demonise Muslim journalists covering the Bahraich violence, Shalabh Mani Tripathi, a Bharatiya Janata Party...

21.11.2024 2

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UP Bypolls Marred by Allegations of Police Misconduct, Discrimination Against Muslims

New Delhi: A police officer was caught on camera pointing a pistol at civilians and threatening to fire at them. Five police personnel were...

21.11.2024 3

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Uttar Pradesh: Court-Appointed Commissioner Surveys Mughal-Era Mosque Amid Claims of Ancient Hindu Temple

New Delhi: A Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district was on Tuesday (November 19) surveyed by an advocate commissioner on the orders...

20.11.2024 3

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The Rise of Akhilesh Yadav as the Leader of the Bahujan Samaj

19.11.2024 3

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Despite Stern Rebuke by Supreme Court, Adityanath Issues Bulldozer Threat in Jharkhand

19.11.2024 4

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Adityanath Govt Buckles Under Pressure of Protesting Job Seekers Again as Bypoll Elections Approach

New Delhi: The Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has buckled under the pressure of protesting government job aspirants once again. This...

15.11.2024 1

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Arjak Sangh: a Band of Anti-caste Atheists Battling Brahmanism In the Hindi Heartland Since 1968

New Delhi: “They reacted as if a bomb had exploded,” said Shiv Kumar ‘Bharti’, recalling the public outrage he encountered on the day he got...

14.11.2024 10

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‘Nothing but Anarchy, Collective Punishment’: Supreme Court’s Searing Remarks on ‘Bulldozer Justice’

New Delhi: In a scathing indictment of the so-called ‘bulldozer justice’ prevailing in the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 13)...

13.11.2024 2

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